Yes mate I did. It went over a manni head before painting.
Thanks guys for all the kind words, it's nice to get outside perspective sometimes. Still, the camera does make it look better than it is IMO. Anyway I'll carry on for now, see how it goes.
Think I should clarify a few things. I ended up only doing one thick layer of the latex. I discovered that by 'blending' the joins with the nozzle you can stop them from splitting.
The latex does shrink a bit as it dries so you have to lay it on slightly thicker than normal.
As the latex dries it darkens so mix a colour that looks lighter than the shade you want.
I started by mixing acrylic paints into the latex to get the colour I wanted but I've started mixing in puff paint which gives a really good consistency.
I've just been putting the latex mixture into an empty puff paint bottle and using the standard nozzle.
I hope this helps